Device for opening and closing wire link loops and the like



May 8, 1928. A

G. B. CADY DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING WIRE LINK LOOPS AND THE LIKE 1 2 @if w M Patented May '8, Y1928.

UNITED STATES i PAirnnir l GEORGE B, GABY; on cANAsToTa, N'nwonk.

DEVICE non oIENINe AND CLOSING WIRE LINK Loor's ANnTIIE ,-IJI:K`1-:'.`

i ApplicatiomledJanuary`11, 1927. y*Serial No.' 1605404.

This invention relatesy to a device for openf ing-and closing wire link loops and analogons objects7 such, for example, as thosey usedl on the ends of cross cha-ins for attachment to the side chains of automobile tires:

Giving to thev excessive Wear and strain;y

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of'nfa suitable' rest orl beconie'fbrolen or, otherwise impaired after a reasonable period ofuse and necessitatere Yplacement which requires they opening and clesingotlie-hook' shaped ends ofthe end links to permit thenitoibereinoved andreiA placedfroni andinpon the 'side chains,and

the main object ofy the present inventionfis to provide a morey ellcientjand expeditious means for opening and closing* these# end links than has heretofore 'been' practised.

Another object is topfio1v'dethey device With a suitable rest or 'limiting'stopadjustable at Will for registering thfeportions or' tlrelinks toA be operated npon'with the lin-k-` spreading and closing "jaiWsl' Other ob-'ects and luses relating `to specifico parts of' the device vvill bebroilght out in the following descriptioni In the' drawings :--l

ior carrying'out the objectsstated.

Figure 52 is an -enlargedflongitudinaloverL j tical sectionaly View of the'sanie ldevi-cey taken on line 2.,-2, Figure'l.vv p

View taken` on line 23e-3,* lFigure l."

l "`igurew4l4 'is a 'horizontal sectionall View taken inthe plane of line Figure"21.`

being provided Withiend' "extensions having boltholes for receiving'gsuit able -clamping boltsby' whichy the base' sec#l tionniay be iirmlysecured to' a bench orf other Work-table.

to rest-liatWise from the surface o the'bench or table` andalso to'perniiththeadjustment after described. f Y n p i The upper portion ofthe base section isA provided With chambers 4.and extendinglfrom side to side' thereOIf'fa'nd f openings andA wliile the' other p p .l A i ja\v",18p-Hisrelativelyslibrtfandis held Figure 11 isa .perspective 'View of'fa device* The nndersiderof thefivb'a'se lsection is provided With 4chamber"446;Wx'vholly Within the marginal 'edges thereof to allowthe lo'vver flatffaces of theie'xtensions `for1ning simi-lar uprighty standards` in "longitudinally spaced firmly secured "toithe,upperI faces',j oit the*J ytended rearwardly and f downwardly across f the 'rear end "off the lever and ulcrnni bear= ing therefor to protecttheruseragailnst con-fk end'wise Y movement by a locking pin Ywhich is seated iniarsocket'elf; in the* adjacent post 11- andfenters'an aperture? -f n 4181;infthe 'jaivlelSl-"ithereby holding Figure 3 isa transverse'verticalfsectronalJ Vandfrom the janien-18* andfis adapted: to;

be operated by. a hand Ilever ,-QOf which extends#transversely through vthe chamber --7--Y directly beneath the jaw 17T fand has its rear end ifnlcruinedfbetween and against yopposed y shoulders? -2lo-'M-fof an' openingA 22` in the rear side jof "the ybase section -1--. s

The intermediate paaien of anni@ f2.0 sfpivot-ally colmected'v to the inter-yr mediatefport-ioir of the sliding "jaiv`-"-l7- by fineans' of a' pivotal screw vfor p aperture -28- in the base section -l ciprocating said jaw --l7- endwise as the lever is rocked in reverse directions.

The front end of the lever -20- is provided with a socket --24l-- for receiving one end of a handle shown by dotted lines in Figure 4, said handle Ybeing of any desired length to obtain the required power for operating the jaw 1T-toward the jaw 18- for producing the required spreading or closing of the loop or link as -a.

The rear end of the lever -20- is slidable endwise in the opening -22- and between the aws 21- to compensate for its changing positionras its pivot 23'- is moved rectilinearly, the movement of said lever being limited by engagement with the inner' end faces as -26- of the posts -9- and -l\')- as shown in Figure 4.

A, screw -27- is engaged in a threaded oetween the posts -10- and -lland is provided with a knurled head -29-- pron jecting into the chamber -Sfbelow the meeting ends of the jaWs-land mldto form an adjust-able rest or limiting stop.

for the loops -a-A to be operated upon and to hold the portions of the loops inproper position for engagement bythe adjacent ends of the jaws -17- and -18--.

The lower and upper faces of the inner ends of the jaws are beveled at w30-- to form knife edges in horizontal alinenient with each other 'for entrance between opposite sides of the closed loop to spread the same when the jaws are brought together and the loop is placed in the position shown in Figure 2 or for closing the opposite sides of the open loops when placed in the position shown in Figure 4.

lt will be observed that the inner ends of the jaws -17-- and 1S- are tapered rather abruptly,vthe object of which. is tor cause aquick spreadingof the closed loops and to prevent injury to the opposite sides of theloops when the jaws are used to close the loop.

- Operation.

When it is desired to open a-closed loop the rest 2Q- will be 'adjustedso that when the loop is placed edgewise thereon as shown in Figure 2 the meeting edges of opposite sides of the loop will be registered'with the inner tapered ends of the jaws -17- and .-l8-'- so that when the jaws are brought vtogether the taperedends thereof will enter between the opposite sides oi.z the loop and quickly spread the same On the other'1 hand, when it is desired to close an open loop the latter will be placed upon the rest -29- between the adjacent.

ends of the opposed jaws -17- and 18V- with the opposite sides of the loop facing the tapered ends of the j aws' whereupon the proper operation of the lever 20- will bring the jaws toward each other to close the loop. v

These operations are particularly simple and expeditious and enable the user to remove and replace the cross chains without material loss of time thereby greatly reducing the expense of these repairs, and materially increasing the output for any given period oi time without excessive labor on the part of the operator.

In case it should be necessary to remove locking pin 19- will remain in the socketl This device is also useful in cutting the wire links of the side chains and other analogous uses and, therefore,the invention isy not limited to spreading and closing of the attaching links of the cross chains.

What I claim is LA device for opening and closing wire loops and the like comprising a base section havingrtransverse openings in longitudinally spaced relation and lengthwise guide openings some distance above the bottoms of the transverse openings, a jaw mounted in Ione of the guide openings, and provided with a tapered inner end projecting into the adjacent Ltransverse opening, an additional jaw `slidable endwise inthe other guide opening and provi-ded with an inner tapered y end movable towardfand `:trom the rstnamed jaw, and means extending into the other transverse opening for reciprocating the second-named jaw.` v

2. Afdevice for opening andclosing wire loops and the like comprising a frame hav- `ing transverse openings and lengthwise openings some distance above the bottoms of' the transverse openings, opposed jaws' mounted in the lengthwise openings and hav- `ing their adj acenti ends tapered toward each other and projecting into one ofthe transverse openings, means for' holding one of the jaws against endwise `movement, and a` hand lever, extending into the other transverse opening and operatively connectedfto the other jaw for reciprocating the same to'- waid and from the tiret-named jaw. j

3.V A device for opening and closing Wire loops and the like comprising a frame having transverse openings and lengthwise openings some distance abovethe bottoms of the transverse openings, opposed jaws mounted in the lengthwise openingsl and having their adjacent ends tapered toward each other and projecting into one of the transverse openings, means for holding one of the jaws against endwise movement, and a hand lever extending into the other transverse opening and operatively connected to the other jaw for reciprocating the same toward and froml the first-named jaw, and

a supporting member foi-.the loop mounted.

each other and projecting into one of the transverse openings, a pin extending across one of the lengthwise openings and into a registering aperture in the adjacent jaw to hold said jaw against endwise movement and a hand lever extending into the other transverse opening and pivotallyconnected to the .adjacent jaw for reciprocating the saine toward and from the iirstnamed jaw.k

5. A device for opening and closing Wire loops and the like comprising a base having lengthwise openings in the upper surface thereof, opposed jaws mounted in the length- 'Wise openings and having their adjacent ends tapered toward `each other, a support for the article to be operated upon adjustable toward and from the adjacentends ofthe jaws, and means for reciprocating one of the endwise toward and from the other jaw. j Y I In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day odanuary, 1927.v

GEORGE B. CADY. 

